Japandi

Japandi is often described as Japanese minimalism plus Scandinavian warmth, which is accurate and not very useful. In practice it comes down to three habits: fewer objects than feels comfortable, natural materials in a narrow range of tones, and a preference for low, horizontal furniture that leaves the walls quiet.

It is the least forgiving style on this site. With almost nothing in the room, everything that is there has to be right — proportion, finish, and the joinery you can see. It also rewards restraint in colour: warm greys, oatmeal, pale oak, black used sparingly as a line rather than a mass. Done well it is the calmest a room can be. Done carelessly it just looks unfurnished, and these posts are about the difference.